Congressional Fight Seen Over ABM System
Washington briefing indicates President Nixon will face a sharp fight in Congress to win approval for the Safeguard antiballistic missile system. House leaders back modifications to Johnson era plans while Senate opposition remains strong. Senate foes Gore and Proxmire warned Congress can still block the ABM, and Senate leader Mansfield expressed cautious openness to evidence. Speaker McCormack and Ford voiced strong support for the move as a precautionary measure.
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Kennedy Blasts ABM Decision in Peace Effort Critique
Senator Edward M. Kennedy accused the Nixon Administration of missing opportunities to advance peace by deciding to deploy antiballistic missiles around intercontinental missile bases. He argued the move undermines chances for progress toward world peace and US security.
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Red Brick Grant Is Approved
The Bennington Friends of Retarded Children received a grant of 43867 for its pre school program for handicapped children. The grant extends last year’s 40000 and runs through Feb 28 1970. BFRC will use funds for operations at Red Brick School Shaftsbury. BFRC executive director is Rev W Earle Forman. North Bennington meeting Monday invites attendees with Sister Janice Ryan as speaker.
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Davis orders more details on state police Irasburg
Montpelier Vermont Governor Deane C Davis demands within a week fuller information from Public Safety Commissioner Erwin Alexander about the state police probe into a nighttime shotgun attack last summer in Irasburg. Alexander says no disciplinary action will be taken against Lt Clement Potvin but praises Sgt Billy Chilton and Capt Harold Dean as highly professional and competent in the investigation.
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Weekend Weather Outlook Curbs Spring Warmth
Cloudy and mild Saturday with highs from the middle 30s to middle 40s. Partly cloudy in the south region while the north end sees mostly cloudy skies with a chance of snow flurries Saturday night into Sunday. Sunday turns colder with shifting conditions.
Final Vote Next Week on Vermont Sales Tax Approval
Vermont House gave preliminary approval to a 3 percent general sales tax by an 89 to 56 vote after two days of debate and multiple amendments. Gov. Deane C. Davis called the move responsible as leaders averted a longer session. Several Republicans and Democrats bolted on the final roll call, highlighting party tensions and the push toward possible cloture next week.
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Woodstock
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Lunenburg
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Hardwick
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Springfield
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Lyndonville
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Weathersfield
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Albury
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Nixon rules out Vietnam troop withdrawals soon
President Nixon said there is no prospect of reducing American forces in Vietnam in the foreseeable future and will confer with advisers on how to respond to the ongoing Communist offensive. He spoke of peace potentially coming through private talks in Paris and noted he will pursue measured, deliberate actions aligned with that aim.
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Prouty cautions on ABM proposal in Washington
Senator Winston Prouty of Vermont calls Nixon's modified antimissile plan a significant departure and says he will not rush to decide. He notes his previous vote for ABM funding cutbacks and reiterates doubts about the system's effectiveness and international impact.
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Protests Close Rutgers and Chicago Colleges
Student demonstrations shut classes at Rutgers Newark and two Chicago campuses as activists demand black studies departments and a black culture center. In Greensboro North Carolina A&T, clashes left injuries and arrests amid a cafeteria strike protest. Authorities warned of curfews as clashes continued with disputed gunfire reports and student leadership alleging police fire.
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Hud Approves Castleton Grant and Vermont NSF Award
The Department of Housing and Urban Development approves 234 433 dollars for Castleton Vermont sewer facilities. Senator George D Aiken notes also that the National Science Foundation funds the University of Vermont with 51095 dollars for an undergraduate training program.
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Publisher May Sue Sirhan's Lawyer
New York based publisher Bernard Geis said he may sue Sirhan B Sirhan s defense psychologist Dr Martin M Schorr for possible plagiarism. The dispute centers on trial report wording similar to James A Brussel s Casebook of a Crime Psychiatrist with the 1957 Mary Nerich murder in Queens cited. Brussel remains cited as the Casebook author and history maker in police mental health work.
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San Diego
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Dreamy Plan Bursts as Film Academy Closes in Bennington
The American Film Academy once housed at 711 Main St in a ramshackle Main Street building has been vacated as the educational nonprofit faces bankruptcy after a year of expansion and mounting debts. Founder Stephen Hickok 24 and staff transitions are noted as former staff move into teaching journalism and the armed forces.
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